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The abrupt action targeting career prosecutors who worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s team is the latest sign of upheaval inside the Justice Department. It reflects the administration’s determination to purge the government of workers it perceives as disloyal to the president.

USA TODAY reporters covered the historic events. They were inside the Capitol, walking the streets, at the White House and immersed in the MAGA crowd.

Feeling burned by the holdover of Obama administration appointees during his first go-around, Trump swiftly exiled Biden holdovers and moved to test new hires for their fealty to his agenda.

Meta is under fire as users, including celebrities, report being unable to unfollow Trump accounts on Instagram

This latest incident joins a wave of reported issues across social platforms as tech giants and users navigate the new political landscape

Joe Biden said he would not pardon his son Hunter Biden then he did. Then, he pardoned more family members and others. It's rich to hate on Trump.

In the call with Netanyahu, Rubio assured the prime minister that “maintaining the United States’ steadfast support for ... interrupted the certification of former President Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential victory. More than 200 pleaded guilty to ...

What a difference from four years ago, when a mob stormed the Capitol, when Trump sought to upend the election results and, upon failing, did not attend Biden’s inauguration. This transition, the official transition of presidential power, has been orderly.

TV audience for Trump’s 2nd inauguration ... by the United States Secret Service,” Bolton said in a statement. It’s the latest in a string of actions by Trump in his first hours in office to punish political opponents. President Joe Biden extended ...

TV audience for Trump’s 2nd inauguration ... by the United States Secret Service,” Bolton said in a statement. It’s the latest in a string of actions by Trump in his first hours in office to punish political opponents. President Joe Biden extended ...

On Monday evening, just hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Senate passed the Laken Riley Act, an extreme bill that would allow for the deportation and detention of any undocumented immigrant merely suspected of a nonviolent crime. And they did it with the help of 12 Democrats.